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I always knew I would somehow, someway be involved hosting daily, interacting with strangers, building relationships, encouraging others and investing in lives in a unique way with food at the helm. For now it is here, in our kitchen. The future may bring our own, cozy shop, in a central location. With Tom by myside. Maybe our long-time dream, from 20+ years ago... will be just what we are doing now. Perhaps, maybe... we will venture out. One day at time, here on our little farm... we are grateful. 
Creating memories, sharing one of my passions, learning and growing, challenging myself as well as others. Being able to encourage children to overcome fears, while they taste and try new flavors. I see children come to class, timid and shy, lacking self-confidence… And almost as if they are a flower, bursting at the stem to open up, petal by petal blossoming right before my eyes. Thank you to all of you for your support, and encouragement, for sharing your love of Flour Pot Kitchen, one class at a time since 2011. 🥂 cheers to one day at a time this new year.  The older I grow, the faster the times goes.
I know many of you feel the same. When the kids are little and underfoot, you want them to be older, when the kids are older and off on their own adventures you want them to be small again... It's so strange. Here we go again, another fall has come upon us- thank you Jesus! I do love the new seasons- it's a reset for new things to come, old things to rest while we hunker in and dream about next spring. Classes are starting back up this month with private classes taking up most of the time and a sprinkling of public classes here and there. It's so wonderful to have friends and families coming together to cook and celebrate all occasions in our kitchen a complete joy to be involved in such a intimate and unique way. I hope you are doing well?! Our world and those in it is seeming to get crazier by the minute. Hang in there, take a step back, re-evaluate what's important and enjoy what is underfoot. God is still in control even when things are out of control. For this, we are grateful. There are many benefits of gathering around a table. It brings people out of their comfort zone, sometimes getting you to try new things that perhaps normally you may otherwise not try. It gives people a sense of belonging- whether you believe this or not, we all want to be loved and belong to something or someone. Sitting at a table keeps you present and engaged with others and provides a special bonding with those you gather with. It is an incredible honor to be apart of and celebrate with those that gather here in our kitchen. Creating memories & bonding for a lifetime one class at a time. Who will you gather and feast with this week? If you have a door, invite someone in and break bread together.   Why is it so hard to update a website?
Thanksgiving has come and gone and now we are the doorsteps of December first. Almost two weeks have gone by since my FB account was deactivated and I am finally over here... Is it harder to come over here because we know no one is reading? Lack of instant gratification or comments on pictures and status updates? My heart & gut has been telling me to simplify a few things. It may be for a few months or forever. I LOVE Flour Pot Kitchen being called the "Hidden gem" & "A very special place". If I am honest here, I will tell you that fear has kept me from making those hard choices to deactivate social media- our business has thrived with it. I would not change anything form the past 11 years and look forward to the next several years in the kitchen with you all. The fear of missing out The fear of being forgotten The fear of never teaching a class again The fear of not being seen on social media... The answer is.... All of the above. I feel as if I am nothing without social media... I know this is not true., Not for one minute will I believe this lie in my head. I had to let go and let God. This is HIS business, not mine. I have let go and will trust HIM to bring me the people he wants me to spend time in the kitchen with. This past week I dug deep in the freezer and pulled out a chuck roast. Did you know you do not need to thaw your meat before cooking it? I made my mirpoix using, a few slices of bacon, carrots, celery, lots of garlic and chopped onions. Once Nice and caramelized, you set that aside. To the same pan I added my heavily seasoned- Salt, pepper, garlic powder and a dusting of floured frozen roast. There was still plenty of fat/drippings in my cast-iron left from the bacon vegetable medley. A hot seat on both sides of the roast. Add a splash, a cup or two of white wine and let reduce for a few minutes. Add the vegetables back into the cast-iron, several large chunks of raw carrot, beef broth, Bayleaf, a little bit of brown sugar and I think that’s about it. No potatoes for this roast, I wanted creamy parmesan polenta. Put the lid on pot and pop into a 425° preheated oven for 30 minutes, and then turned the oven down to 300° until it falls apart. It takes a couple of hours, low and slow. I served the roast with creamy polenta, A simple green salad with purée pear dressing, feta, pomegranate and red onion plus a loaf of fresh bread. What’s in your freezer that needs to be used up?  Thanks for joining me here on Flour Pot Kitchens website; If you have been looking for me on Facebook, I've disappeared over there. {for now, maybe forever} For me, it was actually kind of easy to hit the deactivate button- with a click of a button, just like that I was no longer apart of the largest social networking platform to gain followers, share my love for food, and gathering in a public way. It's been brewing in my heart for sometime over the past two years. It's okay! I am here and will update this page instead of FB. As for now, you can find me on Instagram under our business name, Flour Pot Kitchen. As always, Tom and I THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for choosing to support our cooking endeavor! Please feel free to call me, or contact me by email. Cheers! Kary & Tom 206 714 6062   I’m not sure what happened, but we had a couple of no shows for this class. It happens, life get busy and we forget things. This left me, and these young men to cook a full menu together.
I had classical music on when they arrived, I often do... After waiting a bit to see if the others were going to show up, we decided to get started on the full menu of fun for our Brazilian steak bowls. “Would you like a different music station for cooking!” Boy reply- “this is great, I like classical music!” Alrighty then.... nice! Smooth, mellow music in the background, candles, eager young men happy to be in the kitchen together learning. We walked through each recipe together, from start to finish. Frying, fire, blenders, hot ovens, overcoming fears in the kitchen, chef knives, patience, teaching, laughter, bold flavors, and working together. Pretty much an awesome night with these three. There are many reasons I’m the mama of 6 sons and now all our amazing girls in our lives. I get to invest, care for, teach, mentor, speak wisdom, encourage, and share my love and passion for good food, and celebrating life with all who walk through our doors. It’s a honor, and the most unique and fun job besides being a mom I’ve ever had. Thank you for the continued support in the kitchen. The prep that starts weeks before each class- trying new methods & recipes, pairing the flavors, and creating everything from scratch is so much work, but worth every bit of time it takes.
Grilled beef tenderloin, loaded mashed potatoes, baked in cast-iron, prawn ceviche, three different kinds of bread, crème brûlée and chocolate mousse. Date night done right in the kitchen for those that gathered for this event. It’s an honor to host beautiful celebrations |
Inspired by the loves of my life. the hunger in my stomach and my SPONTANEOUS nature.
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